Bradford, West Yorkshire
Q3 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 554 companies were registered in Bradford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bradford UK 2013 554 132,684 2012 511 118,868 % change 8.4% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (554) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bradford when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 186 172 196 New companies in 2012 192 170 149 % change -3.1% 1.2% 31.5% Record Year 2012 (192) 2011 (181) 2013 (196)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 354 companies were dissolved in Bradford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bradford UK 2013 354 86,170 2012 341 75,908 % change 3.8% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (369) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 110 87 157 Closed companies in 2012 126 116 99 % change -12.7% -25.0% 59% Record Year 2012 (126) 2008 (127) 2009 (210)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Bradford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 200 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bradford UK 2013 200 46,514 2012 170 42,960 Record Year 2011 (224) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 76 85 39 Net growth in 2012 66 54 50 Record Year 2008 (106) 2011 (90) 2008 (93)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Bradford formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bradford 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% % change -13.3% -7.2% 15.3% Record Year 1982 (0.5%) 2010 (0.5%) 2010 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 40.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bradford was in 2011 when 24.2% of all directors were female.
21.8% of all director appointments in Bradford in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.26% CONSULTING 5.27% BUSINESS 1.26% MANAGEMENT 4.75% YORKSHIRE 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.45% BRADFORD 1.16% PROPERTY 2.53% S 0.84% TRADING 2.08% (YORKSHIRE) 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTIES 0.74% LONDON 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.70% DESIGN 1.78% PUB 0.70% BUSINESS 1.74% CAR 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTY 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.69% TRADING 0.60% CARE 1.64% CONSULTING 0.60% ASSOCIATES 1.61% SECURITY 0.60% GLOBAL 1.59% MARKETING 0.56% J 1.54% GLOBAL 0.56% MEDIA 1.54% GWECO 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.53% CARE 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.45% ENERGY 0.53% IT 1.39% M 0.49% M 1.25% CONSULTANTS 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DESIGN 0.49% BUILDING 1.19% CO 0.46% CAPITAL 1.19% CENTRE 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% ASSOCIATES 0.46% TRAINING 1.15%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 1,461 260,135 56302 - Public houses and bars 160 5,437 99999 - Dormant Company 152 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 143 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 95 25,547 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 65 26,675 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 61 34,970 86900 - Other human health activities 52 9,203 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 50 6,651 62090 - Other information technology service activities 46 12,516 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 44 2,964 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 40 17,715 74990 - Non-trading company 38 14,228 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 36 4,955 62012 - Business and domestic software development 32 9,104 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 32 8,475 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 30 8,312 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 28 5,706 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 27 6,979 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 26 3,323
Recent Companies
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